OPF:SVPIC Intercultural Communication - Course Information

SVPIC Intercultural Communication

Extent and Intensity

1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (lecturer)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Krystyna Heinz
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Economy of Tourism (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)

Course objectives

Students will be provided knowledge and skills related to social, political and economic institutions in various cultures. Special attention will be devoted to the development of students´ critical awareness concerning the ability to evaluate on the bases of explicit criteria accepted in their own culture and in other cultures. This approach will be based on the analytic attitude to culture phenomena, their context, the awareness of the own ideological perspectives and values, like e.g. human rights, religion, etc., as well as of the potential conflicts between cultures. Students will be led towards empathy, i.e. accepting different systems of culture values and negotiating in international business interact.

Syllabus

• A
  1 Business Organization and Culture
  2 Religions and Their Impact on Intercultural Communication
  3 The Importance of Eating Habits for Various Cultures
  4 Division of Cultures
  5 The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
  B
  6 Finnish Business Ethics
  7 Spanish Culture and Its Specifics
  8 Holidays and Celebrations in Turkish Culture
  9 Russian Business Culture
  10 American Individualism and Japanese Team Working
  11 The Potential of Polish Market and Polish Culture
  12 Presentations
  13 Revision - TEST YOURSELF
  1 Business Organization and Culture
  Defining culture
  Cultural and cross-cultural awareness
  Types of culture
  
  2 Religions and Their Impact on Intercultural Communication
  Culture, thought and language
  Culture values
  World religions
  3 The Importance of Eating Habits for Various Cultures
  Home culture and target culture
  National cuisines
  4 Division of Cultures
  National identity
  Division according to Hofstede, Trompenaars and Lewis
  5 The Power of Non-Verbal Communication
  Non-verbal disciplines
  Gestures with different meanings in different cultures
  6 Finnish Business Ethics
  Consciousness of cultural differences in values, beliefs and attitudes.
  Doing business with the Finns
  7 Spanish Culture and Its Specifics
  National stereotypes, examining stereotypes, and overcoming stereotypes
  Doing business with the Spaniards
  8 Holidays and Celebrations in Turkish Culture
  Adaptation to a foreign culture, acculturation and culture shock
  9 Russian Business Culture
  Requests. Superstitions.
  Doing business with the Russians
  10 American Individualism and Japanese Team Working
  Individualism and collectivism
  Doing business with the Japanese and Americans
  11 The Potential of Polish Market and Polish Culture
  Overcoming fraud and corruption
  Doing business with the Poles
  12 Presentations
  Students´ presentations and discussions
  13 Revision - TEST YOURSELF
  A set of 50 questions related to all the topics
  

Literature

required literature
• HEINZOVÁ, K. Intercultural Communication, updated edition. Karviná: OPF SU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7248-5. info

recommended literature
• NOVÝ, I., SCHROLL-MACHL, S. Interkulturní komunikace v řízení a podnikání. Management Press, 1999. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

exam

• Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2012, recent)
  
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